A sculptor, Ferdinand Pettrich was born in Dresden, Germany and learned carving from this father who was the court sculptor to the king of Saxony. Pettrich as a young man went to Rome where he studied with Bertel Thorwaldsen, a famed Danish sculptor.
In 1835, he and his wife sailed for the United States where they settled in Philadelphia. (showing 347 of 3218 characters). |
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